Bandar Seri Begawan vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bandar Seri Begawan Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1123
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2428
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$629
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$919
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$330
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$50.5
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1957
$1288
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
34
96
😀 Quality of life
73
77
🏙️ Population
50K
18.7M

The cost of living in Bandar Seri Begawan is 43% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 4938th and 6854th ($1123 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 34th in Brunei and China, respectively. Check Brunei vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Bandar Seri Begawan compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Bandar Seri Begawan ranked 1st best city to live in Brunei vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 2580th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandar Seri Begawan vs Guangzhou

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Bandar Seri Begawan Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.4
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.9
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.59
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$769
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$461
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1196
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$687
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.1
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.9%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3113
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2335
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.51
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.3
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.38
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.33
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.59
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.4
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.08
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.92
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.5
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.12
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.4
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.3
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$159
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11172
$19408

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Distance City Cost of living
73 km or 45 mi Seria
$1233
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$1447
117 km or 73 mi Miri
$688
174 km or 108 mi Kota Kinabalu
$718
285 km or 177 mi Bintulu
$588
336 km or 209 mi Tawau
$640
351 km or 218 mi Tarakan
$497
369 km or 229 mi Sandakan
$583
379 km or 236 mi Lahad Datu
$620
451 km or 280 mi Sibu
$614
604 km or 376 mi Bontang
$511
630 km or 392 mi Kuching
$698
652 km or 405 mi Samarinda
$530
684 km or 425 mi Puerto Princesa
$605
710 km or 441 mi Balikpapan
$556
711 km or 442 mi Palawan
$606
796 km or 495 mi Singkawang
$422
800 km or 497 mi Palangka Raya
$439
823 km or 512 mi Zamboanga
$509
828 km or 514 mi Pontianak
$419
848 km or 527 mi Palu
$510
918 km or 570 mi Banjarmasin
$436
932 km or 579 mi Banjarbaru
$427
986 km or 612 mi Phan Rang-Thap Cham
$533
990 km or 615 mi Mui Ne
$493
995 km or 618 mi Pagadian
$491
1001 km or 622 mi Phan Thiet
$480
1027 km or 638 mi Gorontalo
$421
1030 km or 640 mi Nha Trang
$540
1037 km or 644 mi Kabankalan
$614
1052 km or 653 mi Vung Tau
$503
1057 km or 657 mi Da Lat
$563
1058 km or 657 mi Palopo
$482
1061 km or 659 mi Iloilo
$552
1063 km or 661 mi Cotabato
$576
1073 km or 667 mi Bago
$596
1092 km or 678 mi Marawi
$441
1092 km or 679 mi Bacolod
$599
1095 km or 680 mi Iligan
$502
1100 km or 683 mi Boracay
$810

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711